CVE-2020-8116 (High) detected in dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-8116 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz

Get, set, or delete a property from a nested object using a dot path

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /knsr/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/knsr/node_modules/dot-prop/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• nodemon-1.19.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • update-notifier-2.5.0.tgz
    • configstore-3.1.2.tgz
      • ❌ dot-prop-4.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Prototype pollution vulnerability in dot-prop npm package versions before 4.2.1 and versions 5.x before 5.1.1 allows an attacker to add arbitrary properties to JavaScript language constructs such as objects.

Publish Date: 2020-02-04

URL: CVE-2020-8116

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8116

Release Date: 2020-02-04

Fix Resolution: dot-prop - 5.1.1

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